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Coca-Cola Chicken Wings

Braised chicken wings with Coca-Cola.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Coca-Cola Chicken Wings

Why it works: Ginger and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,494 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Coca-Cola Chicken Wings

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

364Calories
33 gProtein
17 gFat
12 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Ginger + chickentop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,494 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Wine + gingertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,626 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Ginger + saucetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,409 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Wine + chickentop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,496 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  5. Chicken + saucetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,513 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wine, chicken, sauce):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Tarragonfits about as well
  3. Rosemaryfits about as well
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against wine, chicken, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.